Reed structure and the like



Nov. 19, 1929. s. BOLIN REED STRUCTURE AND THE LIKE Filed Jan. 27, 1926 $092731"- Q2921 07Zvfi0 (UL.

particularly pointed out in the appende bywhich it receives its name,

and more flexible and in the open weave Patented Nov. 19, 1929 Assist-Ion To HEYWOOD-WAKEFEEiD 00M or massnenusnrrs."

- REED STRUCTURE AND THE LIKE Application filed January 2 This invention relates to-improvements in reed structures and the hire and itconslsts of thematters hereinafter described and more claims.

My improved reed structure is especially adapted for use in woven reed fabricof'both the open weave and loosely woven kind wherein the strandsare not packed or-beaten homeinto close engagement. Both of such fabrics which may be made of natural reed or reed fiore comprise parallel spaced warp or stake members and parallel spaced weft or filler strand members, usually extending at a right angle to the sta e member and laid or woven underone stake and over the other and so on. In the open weave fabric the weft or filler strands are spaced such dis-' tances apart as to definethe large openings while in the fabric, the weft or filler strands though closely adjacent do not en- In both instances, the filler gage each other. strands are of a diameter less than the stake loosely woven fabric the filler strands usually comprise morethan one strand member.

'When natural reed o'r reed fibre is em-I' ployed 'asthe stake members and especially in theopen weave andloosely woven fabric, the stakes and strands are comparatively smoothso that the bond or adhesion between themis not'sufiicient to preventa're'lative displacement betweensaid stakes and strands which takes place during the handling of the fabric to which it is normally subjected. Thus the appearance of the fabric is rendered less attractive which of course greatly reduces'the sale of the articles in which it is embodied.

One of the objects of the present invention is to provide a reed structure, particularly adapted as the warp or stake member inan open weave orloosely woven reed fabric,

which is so formed that the associated weft or filler strands will have a better engagement therewith whereby the possibilities of relative displacement of said filler strands with respect to sa1d stakes is greatly reduced.

A further object of the invention is to so d stake itself as well as the the edges thereof, wherein" the 5? clu'siveof the accomp 7,1926. Serial no; 84,029.

formth'e stake member as'to not onlyprovide' a better engagement with the filler strands,

the appearance" of the and finished jfabric,

but also to enhance particularly stake ends are waled downinqthefabricin the usual manner to provide a finishing'e'dge therefor. V 1

Still another obj provide a reedstake member whereinthe outer surface thereof is formed with annularfi corrugations thereby providing alternating hills and valleys arrangedlongitudinally of the stake with which the strands'of the' fille'r i members engage in a manner prevent1ngre1a= tive displacement of therstakes and filler strands in the finished article; i i The above mentioned objects of the in'-1 vention, as well as others; together with-"the many advantages thereof will more fully! appear as I proceed with my specification? In the drawings: 1 A 1 is a viewinelevation' of a fragment of open weave reed fabric" including stak'ei members embodying one: fornrof myr invention. 7 lillQ'SfilllQ'OIl anenlargedscale as taken 'on'the line 2-2 of Fig. 1. a Y :fllx' ig. 3 is an enlarged view partly.- inel'evation and partly'in-se ction'iofta reed stake embodyingmy invention andshowingthe en-i gagement of the associated fillerxs'trands therewith. i Fig.-'tisa5\' iew in elevation of a f'ragmeritof .loosely, woven embodyingjmyinvention. 53+ 7 Referring now in detail tothat embodimentf of the invention illustratedimFigs; 1- to'3'inanying drawing, 1- indlf-f:

cates as-a whole a fragment:of'openlweav fabricwhich; includesparallel: spaced warps q or stakes2 -'2 and parallel: spaced weft or filler strands 3-1-3: arranged at? a right angle; to the stakes as-best shown inFig; 1,;therebyj providing the large" open. rectangular.- spaces 4:,where'by the fabric receivesits name of openweave? fabric The fillerstrands-13% each comprise two pairs ofstrand members 5 -5-with-on"e pair engaged upon one side-of ect of the-invention 118 a): I

Fig. 2 is a: detail horizontal se'ctionthro'ugh d i 85". fabric including. stakes:

elficient way of so doing.

As the stakes 22 are alike'a detailed de scription of one will'sutfice for all. As shown herein, each stake is a fibre reed stake as distinguished from a natural reed stake and comprises a fibrous body 6 of paper, suitably sized and twisted upon a metallic core 7 to increase the strength and rigidity of the stake as v a whole. The surface of each stake is roughened or otherwise formed to provide strand engaging shoulders thereon. Of course it we is "preferable to dispose said shoulders thereon in an orderly manner and to this end I find that corrugating the stake circumferentially, provides the most simple and In Fig. 3, the corrugations provide the hills 8 and valleys 9 which are disposed in alternation throughout the entire length of the stake. Said hills and valleys may also be formed helically in the manner of a screw threador coiled spring but this manner of so forming thesame would not be so fast as the first mentioned manner which I prefer to employ. When the strand membersjof the filler strands are disposed upon the stakes, those portions thereof in actual engagement with the stakes will find a seating or engagement in one or more of the valleys 9 of the stakes and as the-pairs of said strand members are twisted or cross each other between the-stakes,they are drawn into close contact with theparti'cular valley with whichthey become associatedas best shown in FigsQQ and 3.: With. the members engaged the filler strands.-

fabric, e'ach filler strand is a singleindividual V 7 member and passes over one side of one stake and under the next stake and so on as distinguished from the duplex filler'strands as in'the valleys of the stakes, thehills 8 on each side of those particular valleys act in the manner of opposed shoulders which will prevent the shifting o-f'the filler strands longitudinally upon the stakes. V I

4 InFig. 4' I have illustrated the invention as embodied in a loosely woven fabric and wherein'2 indicates the stakes which are made as before described and wherein 3 indicates In the loosely woven mentioned in connection with the open'weave in the; loosely woven It is'apparent therefore fabric,-while the strand forming each course co r j'ace'nt strands, said strands donot engage the one with-the other.

stakes and fillers is always maintained. Again the appearanceof the stakes and also the finished fabric is indeed enhanced by removing some of the smoothness of the stakes which are left in a condition better to receive the usual stains or finishes applied thereto. Again in reed fabric of the kind mentioned,

a selvage is usually formed on the fabric by:

waling down or bending the projecting ends ofthe stakes at the edges of the fabric,

back upon and into the fabric and with the corrugated stake, this edging is not only greatly improved in appearance, but provides one wherein the waled in ends of the stakes cannot be easily withdrawn. 7

VVhile in describing my invention, I have referred to many details of form and arrangement of the parts thereof, the same is to be taken as not by way of limitation, except as may be pointed out in the appended claims.

claim as my invention: 1. An open weave reed fabric embodying therein parallel spaced uncrimped fibrous stakes and parallel spaced strands arranged at an angle to said stakes and interwoven therewith, said stakes havinghills and valleys on opposing surfaces whereby the filler strands seat in the valleys on either side of the stakes and engage the hills in a manner pre venting relative movement of the filler strands lengthwise of said stakes.

2. A reed stake structure embod in b therein a fibrous stake body and associated Z interwoven filler strands, said stake body" having its surface formed with circumferential corrugations providing by way of illustration oiily,and 7 so that the intended relation between the t ting hills and valleys, whereby a'seating-engagement on opposing sides insome of said valleys inay'be' provided for the associated inter wovenfiller strands; v

A reed stake structure embodying therein. a stake body and associated interwoven filler strands, said stakebody having a yieldable surface formed with longitudinally.

spaced shoulders onopposingsides to provide a seating engagement for the associated filler strands interwoven therewith.

I Intestiinony whereof, I have hereuntoset ix;

my hand this 19th day of January, 1926.

, j 7 SIMON BOLIN.

that there can be no relative slipping between 1- the filler'members upon the stake nor 'norela- 

